Soluble perfume-tablet.



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SLUBLE BEREUME Hummm? FILED E311. 2s, 190s.

TABLEL Femme@ June 28, ww.'

UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RUSSELL W. WHITLATGI-I, OF BROOKLYN, NEWu YORK, ASSIGNOR TO RAIMES &COMPANY, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., A CORPORATION OE NEW YORK.

SOLUBLE PERFUME-TABLET.

T o all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, RUSSELL IV. IVI-11T- rivroH, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Brooklyn, in the county of Kings and State of NewYork, have` invented certain new and useful Improvements in SolublePerfume-Tablets, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to perfume tablets, and more particularly toperfume tablets designed to be dissolved in water and to give forth aperfume upon dissolution.

The object of my invention is to provide a tablet of this characterwhich shall either be contained within an object floating or resting inwater contained in a vessel,-as for instance a finger bowl, or whichwhen dissolved shall release a small object or iigure of an attractivenature which shall float about in said water,-the preferable form of myinvention contemplating the use of objects which shall expand whenplaced in water and be released by the dissolving of the tablet.

I have shown my invention in the accompanying drawings, wherein- Figurel is a top view of a tablet containing a very simple object, the outlineof which is shown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a section of the tablet online 2 2, Fig. l. Fig. 3 is a horizontal section of a tablet containingthe objects known as Japanese buds. Fig. 4 is a view showing the bud inFig. 3 expanded,-the tablet having dissolved. Fig. 5 is a side view ofan artificial flower designed to be inserted in a bowl of water, thepetals of the flower being closed. Fig. 6 is a side view of the floweropened, as by contact with water, the tablet therein being partlydissolved. Fig. 7 is a view of an artificial flower, the calyx of whichcontains the tablet.

Like letters in all the figures designate like parts.

Figs. l and 2 show the simplest form of my invention. Therein Adesignates a tablet readily soluble in water. I find that a tabletcomposed of orris root, tartaric acid and bicarbonate of soda, answersthe purpose very well, this combination of chemicals making a tabletwhich dissolves with great rapidity and the same time eervescesattractively. With these ingredients I include any desired perfume whichwill act to scent the water in which the tablet is dissolved. The tabletis molded in a suit- Speccaton of Letters Patent.

Application filed February 28, 1908.

Patented June 28, 1910.

semi No. 418,302.

able machine and incloses within it a small body B of paper,wood-shavings, or the like materials which are buoyant in water whenreleased from the tablet. In Figs. l and 2 this object is shown with theoutline of a Shamrock. IVhen the tablet is dissolved, as by being throwninto a finger bowl, it sinks to the bottom of the bowl, effervescesrapidly and perfume is given off. Vhen the tablet is nearly or quitedissolved, the inclosed object is released from engagement with whatremains of the tablet and rises to and floats upon the surface of thewater. The figure of the shamrock is, of course, peculiarly appropriateto dinners given on St. Patricks Day, but I may inclose any othergure'deemed appropriate to any occasion.

In Fig. 3 I show a tablet A of the saine character as that abovedescribed, but containing an object C, which will unfold or expand whenbrought into contact with water. These objects are known as J apanesebuds. They are made of a shaving of dyed wood. They consist of an innercore or disk c around the outer edge of which is wrapped a thin sliverof dyed wood c cut to represent flowers or figures. This is held inplace by a soluble binder, usually a very small thin band c of woodshaving whose ends meet and are fastened together by some solublematerial. Then placed in water the binder dissolves and the object Cexpands and floats. I inclose these buds in the body of th-e tabletwhich when dissolved releases the bud which rises to the surface andexpands as above described. Fig. L shows such a bud expanded. The buditself is not my invention, it being well known in commerce.

I have above described tablets inclosing an object, but I alsocontemplate an object inclosing a tablet, said object being arranged toexpand on contact with water, and allow the tablet to dissolve, when theobject will rise to the surface.

In Figs. 5 and 6 I have shown an artificial flower D which might be madeof wood shavings after the manner of the Japanese bud above referred to,with petals Z which fold down over and inclose the tablet A. Thesepetals are held closed by any suitable soluble binding material. Vhenthis bud is placed in water the weight of the tablet will cause it tosink, the soluble binder will dissolve and the petals upon the action ofthe water upon the wood will uncurl or eX- pand. In doing' so they willallow the water to come in contact with the tablet which will begin todissolve. Vhen sufficiently dissolved as to no longer act as acounterweight to the bud, the flower will rise to the surface and beexpanded.

In Fig. 7 I have shown an artificial fiower E in the calyX of which isplaced a tablet. There may be openings e in the base ofv the flowerthrough which water will reach the tablet, whereupon the fiower willrise, or it may be the iower will permanently float upon the surface ofthe water, the calyX of the flower being` submerged.

It will be seen that my invention may be made in many attractive formsand is applicable to a large number of circumstances. It forms anattractive novelty to be placed in the finger bowls atl dinners andother entertainments and on these occasions the body inclosed within thetablet or inclosing the same may be formed in such configuration as willbe appropriate to the occasion.

I do not wish to be limited, of course, to the forms shown in mydrawings above rcferred to, nor to the specific details,-either as tothe composition of' the tablet or the construction of the body.

It is to be noted that the combination of chemicals from which thetablet is preferably made by me gives a tablet which is quickly solubleand of a high degree of effervescenee when placed in water. I do notwish, however, to be limited to this efferveseent quality.

Having described my invention what I claim is:

l. In a tablet the combination of a material quickly soluble andefferveseent in water and an object which is changed in form when saidmaterial is dissolved.

2. In a tablet the combination of a material soluble in water andheavier than water and an object lighter than water, the tablet sinking'in the water when placed therein, and the object rising to the surfacewhen said material is dissolved.

8. In a tablet the combination of a ma*E terial soluble in water, anobject inclosed by said material, a binder soluble in water to maintainsaid object in a predetermined form, the action of the water dissolvingsaid material and said bind-er to release the obj eet from said materialand change its form.

4. In a tablet the combination of a material comprising ori-is root,tartaric acid and bicarbonate of soda and an object connected with saidmaterial.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

RUSSELL IV. IVHITLATCH.

Witnesses J. IV. LYON, E. B. GRIFFITH.

